RepublicanJim Banks
U.S. Senator · Indiana
U.S. Senator from Indiana
12 tracked promises, 6 rated
Indiana
Represents Indiana statewide
How they won their seat
Jim Banks won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Indiana with 58.6% of the vote (1,659,416 votes).
- Jim Banks · Republican58.6%1,659,416
- Valerie McCray · Democrat38.8%1,097,061
- Andrew Horning · Libertarian2.6%73,233
- 1 Other Candidate0%187
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Jim Banks' record shows a concentration on national security, immigration, and public health issues. He has sponsored multiple bills related to immigration enforcement, such as S 4954, which addresses unauthorized entry into the U.S., and public health initiatives like Tyler's Law, which addresses fentanyl issues. Additionally, his involvement in committees related to health, education, and armed services further emphasizes these areas. Focus areas (from the record): National Security · Immigration · Public Health · Judiciary · Economy Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. The patterns in Banks' sponsored bills and committee memberships align with his declared positions on national security and immigration. His legislation like Tyler's Law addresses fentanyl issues. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their reception in Congress; There is no information on the outcomes of his committee work or the impact of his legislative efforts; The record does not provide insight into his interactions with constituents or how his positions are received by the public. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Jim Banks has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2017. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Jim Banks has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 14
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$131K11%
- Large individual (itemized)$403K33%
- PAC / committee$678K56%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed ServicesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — PersonnelOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — SeapowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic ForcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Economic PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — National Security and International Trade and FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Securities, Insurance, and InvestmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American FamilyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+85 · based on 6 rated promises
- Championed 4
- Fully Kept 2
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 6 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept6
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
12 promises across 12 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Abortion1
- China / Foreign Policy1
- China / National Security1
- Economy / Working Class1
- Elections1
- Fentanyl / Public Health1
- Government / Federal Buildings1
- Immigration / Border1
- Immigration / Labor1
- Judiciary / Abortion1
- National Security1
- Retirement / Investing1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)12100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
12 tracked promises
“Introduced the American Tech Workforce Act to overhaul the H-1B visa program — raising the H-1B wage floor from $60,000 to $150,000, ending the Optional Practical Training program, and replacing the H-1B lottery with a highest-bidder system.”
“Pledged to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable — a commitment he tied to his first Senate bill signed into law, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, which tightens U.S. export-control transparency to keep sensitive technology from reaching adversaries like China.”
“Advocated building a physical barrier along the southern border and reinstating the 'Remain in Mexico' program requiring migrants to wait in Mexico while asylum claims are heard.”
“Committed to continue fighting to block federal taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood.”
“Championed Tyler's Law, which he introduced to direct HHS to study and issue guidance on fentanyl testing in hospital emergency-department drug screens; it advanced unanimously out of the Senate HELP Committee.”
“In his maiden Senate floor speech, committed to standing with President Trump to confront China and put America first.”
“In a 'Working Families First' agenda, said he plans to work with President Trump to enact a policy agenda focused on American industry, citizens, and families.”
“Introduced the Save Democracy Act, which he says would impose election-integrity measures including voter ID, poll-watching provisions, and faster ballot counting.”
“Pledged to vote only for federal judges and justices he says respect the Constitution and the right to life.”
“Introduced the Providing Complete Information to Retirement Investors Act to require employer retirement plans to disclose the distinction between fiduciary-selected investments and self-directed brokerage options.”
“Introduced the Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act to prioritize classical and traditional designs for federal public buildings.”
“Pledged to continually fight for a national-security policy oriented around 'America first' priorities.”
Verified record
246 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $2,653,270, spent $1,762,214, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4954: A bill to declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship. ↗Jul 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4953: Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act ↗Jul 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4925: Stop the Sexualization of Children Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4777: Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4741: SAFE for Kids Act of 2026 ↗Jun 10, 2026
- Sponsored S 4658: Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act ↗Jun 2, 2026
- Sponsored S 4607: DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored S 4525: Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4519: Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act ↗May 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4456: AI OVERWATCH Act ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored S 4409: START Act ↗Apr 28, 2026
- Sponsored S 4360: INSIGHT Act ↗Apr 21, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 246 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 629
- Nay
- 218
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 11
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Nay
- PN8518Yea
- PN9304Yea
- PN9304Yea
- S4784Yea
- PN9382Yea
- PN9303Yea
- SJRES185Nay
- PN9382Yea
- SJRES196Nay
- PN9303Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9307Yea
- PN9307Yea
- HCONRES86Nay
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Yea
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
12 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- National SecurityStated position
Pledged to continually fight for a national-security policy oriented around 'America first' priorities.
Sourceshttps://banksforsenate.com/issues/View position & sources → - ElectionsStated position
Introduced the Save Democracy Act, which he says would impose election-integrity measures including voter ID, poll-watching provisions, and faster ballot counting.
Sourceshttps://banksforsenate.com/issues/View position & sources → - Immigration / BorderStated position
Advocated building a physical barrier along the southern border and reinstating the 'Remain in Mexico' program requiring migrants to wait in Mexico while asylum claims are heard.
Sourceshttps://banksforsenate.com/issues/View position & sources → - Judiciary / AbortionStated position
Pledged to vote only for federal judges and justices he says respect the Constitution and the right to life.
Sourceshttps://banksforsenate.com/issues/View position & sources → - AbortionStated position
Committed to continue fighting to block federal taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood.
Sourceshttps://banksforsenate.com/issues/View position & sources → - Fentanyl / Public HealthStated position
Championed Tyler's Law, which he introduced to direct HHS to study and issue guidance on fentanyl testing in hospital emergency-department drug screens; it advanced unanimously out of the Senate HELP Committee.
Sourceshttps://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/tylers-law-advances-out-of-senate-help-committee-with-unanimous-support/View position & sources → - Retirement / InvestingStated position
Introduced the Providing Complete Information to Retirement Investors Act to require employer retirement plans to disclose the distinction between fiduciary-selected investments and self-directed brokerage options.
Sourceshttps://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-banks-introduces-legislation-to-provide-transparency-to-american-investors/View position & sources → - Immigration / LaborStated position
Introduced the American Tech Workforce Act to overhaul the H-1B visa program — raising the H-1B wage floor from $60,000 to $150,000, ending the Optional Practical Training program, and replacing the H-1B lottery with a highest-bidder system.
Sourceshttps://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-banks-introduces-bill-to-improve-visa-systems-for-american-workers/View position & sources → - Government / Federal BuildingsStated position
Introduced the Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act to prioritize classical and traditional designs for federal public buildings.
Sourceshttps://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-banks-introduces-bill-to-make-federal-architecture-beautiful-again/View position & sources → - China / National SecurityStated position
Pledged to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable — a commitment he tied to his first Senate bill signed into law, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, which tightens U.S. export-control transparency to keep sensitive technology from reaching adversaries like China.
Sourceshttps://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-banks-joins-president-trump-in-oval-office-for-signing-of-banks-first-senate-bill-signed-into-law/View position & sources → - China / Foreign PolicyStated position
In his maiden Senate floor speech, committed to standing with President Trump to confront China and put America first.
Sourceshttps://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-jim-banks-delivers-maiden-speech-on-the-senate-floor/View position & sources → - Economy / Working ClassStated position
In a 'Working Families First' agenda, said he plans to work with President Trump to enact a policy agenda focused on American industry, citizens, and families.
Sourceshttps://www.wbiw.com/2024/12/11/senator-elect-jim-banks-releases-working-families-first-policy-agenda/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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